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Ledger
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Meaning
Noun
●
A
book
for
keeping
notes
; a
record book
, a register.
●
A
book
or other
scheme
for
keeping
accounting
records.
●
In Cryptocurrency:
A
book
or other
scheme
for
keeping
accounting
records.
A
distributed ledger
, a public financial
transaction
database
,
typically
using a blockchain.
●
In Accounting:
A
collection
of
accounting
entries
consisting of
credits
and debits.
●
A large,
flat
stone
, especially one
laid over
a tomb.
●
In Construction:
A
board
attached
to a
wall
to provide support for
attaching
other
structural
elements
(such as
deck
joists
or
roof
rafters
) to a building.
●
In Fishing:
Short for
ledger bait
(“fishing
bait
attached
to a
floating
line
fastened
to the
bank
of a
pond
,
stream
, etc.”) or
ledger line
(“
fishing line
used with
ledger bait
for
bottom fishing
; ligger”).
Verb
●
To
record
(something) in, or
as if
in, a ledger.
●
In Fishing:
To use (a certain type of
bait
) in
bottom
fishing.
●
In Fishing:
To
engage
in
bottom
fishing.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
ledger
English
lygger
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Blockchain
Transaction
Database
Transactions
Spreadsheet
Record
Account
Document
File
Records
Cryptocurrency
Accounts
Register
Wallet
Bitcoin
Bank
Repository
Invoices
Invoice
Server
Registry
Network
Currency
Receipt
Payment
Scorecard
Sheet
Platform
Block
Treasury
Card
Debit
Payee
Balance Sheet
Block Chain
Data Base
Bank Account
Smart Contract
Trial Balance
Audit Trail
Transaction Data
Private Key
Bank Statement
Income Statement
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Rhymes
Ledger
Sledger
Dredger
Pledger
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